Kei Nishikori was made to work hard for his place in the quarter-finals of the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp on Wednesday. The third seed and three-time former semi-finalist beat qualifier Jared Donaldson 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in two hours and 23 minutes. Nishikori took a 4-0 lead in the 51-minute opener, but 20-year-old #NextGenATP American Donaldson won the next six games. Nishikori opened up a 3-0 lead in the second set, which included coming through a 20-point third game, before No. 105-ranked Donaldson fought back. The Japanese star took control in the decider, with a break to 15 in the third game. ”I had a great start today until 4-0, and then I had one bad game. He started playing...
He’s currently at the top of the tennis world, but how do Andy Murray’s fellow ATP World Tour stars treat him now that he’s been knighted? The 29-year-old Scot received the title in Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year’s Honours list, and the recognition hasn’t been ignored by his peers, who have reportedly been calling him “Sir”. “A few of the players have been joking about it, but I don't expect any of them to call me by that seriously,” Murray said after his first-round win at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Tuesday. “For me it's more the sort of honour or recognition of what you've achieved. It's obviously very, very nice.” [ALSO LIKE] Keeping himself grounded, Murray joked he will...
Milos Raonic has been named to Forbes' “30 Under 30” Sports list for 2017 for “breaking records and earning big money on and off the field”. The 26 year old is currently No. 3 in the Emirates ATP Rankings and achieved numerous career-best successes last season, including a semi-final showing at the ATP Finals in London. The Canadian's sponsorship deals include New Balance and Rolex. Raonic was chosen for the list by judges James Harden of the Houston Rockets, Nike’s Chairman Emeritus, Phil Knight, and Chairman & CEO of Wasserman Media Group, Casey Wasserman. [ALSO LIKE] Other sports stars on the exclusive list include American gymnast Simone Biles, NBA star Kyrie Irving and NFL star Odell Beckham Jr. View Full...
Watch highlights of Rafael Nadal's first-round win over Alexandr Dolgopolov at the 2017 Brisbane International presented by Suncorp. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Video not available in Australia.
